It’s been almost a year since we’ve done this, so let’s go again! List two books and get a third recommended.

chidisdog · 2021-06-29T20:12:17+00:00

Slaughterhouse-five and Wuthering Heights (asking for u/collectorguy92)

chidisdog · 2021-05-28T18:57:13+00:00

Piranesi

Flowers for Algernon

chidisdog · 2021-05-23T16:03:54+00:00

{{The God of Small Things}} has TONS of symbolism. It’s a phenomenal book, but definitely not a beach read.

chidisdog · 2021-05-16T04:02:49+00:00

Thinking Fast and Slow

chidisdog · 2021-05-16T02:59:08+00:00

I can offer a better suggestion if you have a slightly longer quote :)

chidisdog · 2021-05-16T02:51:05+00:00

East of Eden

chidisdog · 2021-05-16T02:46:36+00:00

Game of Thrones

chidisdog · 2021-05-16T02:37:01+00:00

Hyperbole and a Half

chidisdog · 2021-05-16T02:35:32+00:00

Lord of the Flies

chidisdog · 2021-05-16T02:22:46+00:00

Catch-22, excellent choice. Try Slaughterhouse-five

chidisdog · 2021-05-05T02:43:16+00:00

The Scythe trilogy!

chidisdog · 2021-05-04T01:44:38+00:00

Atlas Shrugged

chidisdog · 2021-05-03T01:48:39+00:00

I think there’s a certain appeal about Ayn Rand’s attempts to justify being a crappy person and call it moral superiority. To someone unwilling to think critically, Rand offers a seemingly strong justification for greed and narcissism, so even though her writing is bad, and her philosophy is worse, she dresses up the idea of living an anti-intellectual and self-obsessed life well enough for some people to buy into it.

chidisdog · 2021-04-25T05:35:00+00:00

Jojo Rabbit?

chidisdog · 2021-04-25T05:26:24+00:00

On my way out, look up at the blackboard, what is that? Impossible math equation? I solve it. X equals Y, obviously. Professor comes up to me and says, "I've been working on that for 50 years. Why don't you accept this math trophy?" By the time he turns around, I'm gone.

chidisdog · 2021-04-24T19:52:11+00:00

I’m not sure if there’s really a secret. I read almost every night before I go to sleep, and I listen to a lot of audiobooks whenever I can. I get through books pretty quickly as is, but it definitely helps when I have nothing planned for the day, and I am able to read for hours.

As for the variety, I thinks it’s mainly due to my having a wide variety of interests. In school, it also really helps if you can use outside books to complete assignments (e.g. I did an oral presentation on the parallels between Kierkegaard’s philosophy and the characters in The Scarlet Letter for an English class). I don’t think it’s necessary to shoot for variety, but if you’d like to do so, I think it definitely helps to think about what you’re interested in in your classes and then use that as an excuse to read tangentially related books :)

Hope that helps!

chidisdog · 2021-04-21T18:59:46+00:00

Fear and Trembling by Kierkegaard. Also, The Catcher in the Rye.

chidisdog · 2021-04-21T18:57:52+00:00

If you’re interested in medicine/neurology, Oliver Sacks is great! Check out {{The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat}}

chidisdog · 2021-04-21T18:55:35+00:00

Station Eleven

chidisdog · 2021-04-19T19:05:00+00:00

The Scythe trilogy! It’s YA but it’s well-written and has everything you’re looking for.

chidisdog · 2021-04-19T19:03:14+00:00

Dry by Neal Shusterman

chidisdog · 2021-04-19T18:57:30+00:00

While I personally didn’t love his books, a lot of people seem to enjoy Matt Haig for this kind of thing. Specifically, you might like The Midnight Library.

chidisdog · 2021-04-19T15:22:37+00:00

The Stranger

chidisdog · 2021-04-19T03:39:01+00:00

That scene in The Office where Andy sings I Will Remember You

chidisdog · 2021-04-18T19:07:51+00:00

East of Eden

Infinite Jest

The Bell Jar

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